Wilf Law flash cards
| Front | Balfour v Balfour (1919) and Merritt v Merritt (1971) |
| Back | Distinguishing precedent Both cases wife made a claim against husband for breach of contract. In Balfour claim did not succeed. However, the court decided the facts of Merritt were different enough that the claim succeeded |
| Front | Bushell's Case (1670) |
| Back | The independence of the jurySeveral jurors refused to convict Quaker activists. The judge would not accept a not guilty verdict. They punished the jurors for the verdict. This was overturned as jurors should not be punished for verdict |
| Front | Harrow LBC v Shah and Shah (1999) |
| Back | Intrinsic aidsCharged under a subsection of the national lottery act 1993, this subsection does not include mens rea, However another subsection of the act does so the court used that. |